Category: Identity Theft

Credit Report Companies Can Help Uncover Fraud

Having your credit card stolen or misused, along with identity theft, are huge problems today, costing credit card companies $50 billion dollars annually, not to …

Are ID theft monitoring services worth it?

date 14 Sep 2008 | category Identity Theft

Source: Los Angeles Times

Kathy M. Kristof, Personal Finance
September 14, 2008

Everyone is afraid of identity theft. It seems as …

Countrywide offers free credit service after breach

Source: Redding.com

By Janet O’Neill (Contact)
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Protect your credit

• For Countrywide customers: Go to www.consumerinfo.com/countrywide. The activation code in borrower letters is required. Call 866-451-5895 for more information.

• Other useful sites: To learn more about placing a …

The price of identity theft protection

CNN Money
http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/26/pf/identity_theft_prevention/

By Jessica Dickler, CNNMoney.com staff writer
Last Updated: August 27, 2008: 11:12 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Even weeks after Brenda Clarke’s identity was stolen and thousands of dollars in illegitimate credit card charges were discovered, she is still saddled …

Take precautions against identity theft

date 28 Aug 2008 | category Identity Theft

Leeds News
http://www.theleedsnews.net/business/local_story_240101020.html

By Hayes Parnell III

Identity thieves will steal your wallet, purse, garbage, mail and hack into your computer.

This type of theft is increasing exponentially and victims rarely find out until after the fact.

Let’s discuss some ways to protect yourself against …

Checks, debit and credit card numbers stolen from YMCA sale

date 28 Aug 2008 | category Identity Theft

The News Gazette
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/08/27/checks_debit_and_credit_card_numbers_stolen_from_ymca_sale

By Steve Bauer
Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:45 AM CDT

CHAMPAIGN – Customers who paid for items at a YMCA fund-raiser with checks or credit cards are being warned about a burglary at which credit and debit card numbers were …